One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .419 expected average against them, against .288 on his offspeed pitches.
97 of his breaking balls thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Perkins throws a fastball 62.1% of the time, against 38.4% when he is ahead.
564 pitches behind in the count, 615 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Perkins's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 82.0 off his slider.
610 and 58 of them thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Perkins's sinker moves 16.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
115 thrown, averaging 94.8 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Perkins releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2066 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Perkins's 4-seam fastball averages 95.7 mph, and has touched 98.6.
610 thrown, 29.5% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Perkins's 4-seam fastball carries 14.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
610 thrown, averaging 95.7 mph.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Perkins averages 91.5 mph across his arsenal, 74th percentile in the league.
307 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 141st in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Perkins's sweeper spins at 2,765 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
583 thrown in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Perkins lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.26 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2066 located pitches in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Perkins goes to the changeup: 24.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 16.3% the rest of the time.
603 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Perkins works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper, Changeup and Cutter, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 29.5% of everything he throws.
2066 classified pitches in 2026.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Perkins's fastball averages 95.0 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 94.2 past his 75th.
453 early fastballs, 92 late ones.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Perkins lands 46.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.7% of his offspeed pitches.
155 of his fastballs, 55 of his offspeed pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Perkins puts 57.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.4% when he is ahead.
564 located pitches behind, 615 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Perkins throws the changeup 26.3% of the time against left-handers and 8.8% against right-handers.
889 pitches to right-handers, 1177 to left-handers.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.8% of Perkins's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
367 of 2066 located pitches.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Perkins projects a .344 average, 32nd percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 365th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Perkins's stuff spins at 2,178 rpm, 33rd percentile in the league.
307 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 362nd in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Perkins works off the plate, with only 42% of his pitches in the zone, 39th percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 330th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.3 mph off the bat against Perkins, 36th percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 342nd in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.1 mph separates Perkins's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 95.7 against 85.6.
610 and 58 of them respectively.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Perkins releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1983 tracked pitches in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Perkins has thrown 58 sliders this season, 2.8% of his pitches, at 85.6 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2066 classified pitches in 2026.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .419 expected average against them, against .288 on his offspeed pitches.
97 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Perkins lands 46.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.7% of his offspeed pitches.
155 of his fastballs, 55 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Perkins throws a fastball 62.1% of the time, against 38.4% when he is ahead.
564 pitches behind in the count, 615 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Perkins goes to the changeup: 24.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 16.3% the rest of the time.
603 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Perkins puts 57.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.4% when he is ahead.
564 located pitches behind, 615 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Perkins's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 82.0 off his slider.
610 and 58 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Perkins's 4-seam fastball averages 95.7 mph, and has touched 98.6.
610 thrown, 29.5% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Perkins's sweeper spins at 2,765 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
583 thrown in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Perkins works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper, Changeup and Cutter, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 29.5% of everything he throws.
2066 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Perkins throws the changeup 26.3% of the time against left-handers and 8.8% against right-handers.
889 pitches to right-handers, 1177 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.1 mph separates Perkins's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 95.7 against 85.6.
610 and 58 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Perkins has thrown 58 sliders this season, 2.8% of his pitches, at 85.6 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2066 classified pitches in 2026.
Show more
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Perkins's sinker moves 16.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
115 thrown, averaging 94.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Perkins's 4-seam fastball carries 14.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
610 thrown, averaging 95.7 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Perkins releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2066 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Perkins's fastball averages 95.0 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 94.2 past his 75th.
453 early fastballs, 92 late ones.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Perkins releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1983 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Perkins averages 91.5 mph across his arsenal, 74th percentile in the league.
307 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 141st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Perkins lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.26 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2066 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.8% of Perkins's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
367 of 2066 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Perkins projects a .344 average, 32nd percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 365th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.3 mph off the bat against Perkins, 36th percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 342nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Perkins's stuff spins at 2,178 rpm, 33rd percentile in the league.
307 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 362nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Perkins works off the plate, with only 42% of his pitches in the zone, 39th percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 330th in MLB.
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